Gurrie Middle School is located in LaGrange, Illinois. We serve students in seventh and eighth grade from the communities of Hodgkins, Countryside, and LaGrange. Currently, we have 280 students enrolled in our school. Our academic offerings include studies in mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, and reading. Our language arts and reading classes are blocked together to maximize instruction and student outcomes. We offer students a foreign language program, with students choosing either Spanish or French. Our exploratory program includes offerings in art, life skills, applied technology, and music.Students at Gurrie are also involved in an advisory program. Advising and counseling middle-school-age-children is an important task for the middle school. Young adolescents experience many changes. They need and want to have significant adults outside the family provide them with a sense of consistency and security. At Gurrie, we have an advisory program that allows all students in our school to meet regularly with a small, cohesive group led by two teachers who serve as advisors to the group. Advisory allows students an opportunity to form close, positive relationships with staff and other students while building trust and cooperation.On April 21, 2012 these same students, through their Every Monday Matters program will expand their hearts, minds and souls by packing thousands on nutritious meals that will be distributed to the food pantries of St. Cleatus and St. Francis Xavier of LaGrange, IL